Kicker KMT6 manual Wiring, Performance

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The mounting hardware design provides versatility in angular positioning to direct the

speaker's output to the ideal listening position; however, it is not recommended to reposition the speakers excessively after they are mounted. Custom mounting locations will require more preparation, work, and possibly customized hardware. If the mounting location requires you to cut metal, avoid structural metal and braces. In either case, make sure the speaker will not interfere with the vehicle’s mechanisms or the party you are throwing out on your pontoon boat.

Wiring

	If pre-existing speaker wiring is not available in your desired mounting location, it may be
	necessary to run the wire through the wakeboarding tower or roll bar on your vehicle. The
	speaker wire should be kept away from sharp edges to avoid the possibility of getting
INSTALLATION	pinched by moving mechanisms and be out of the way of all passengers and party-goers. If
	you must drill a hole to
	run the speaker wire			Figure 3
	through any location,
	be careful not to drill
	into other wiring or
	existing mechanisms.
	Any time a wire is run
	through a hole, it is
	necessary to insert a
			Rear view of the
	rubber or plastic		Speaker Terminals
	grommet to protect the
	wire from damage.
	Check your local
	building codes for the
	necessary procedures
	and precautions for
	running low voltage
	wiring in your home or
	indoor skatepark.
	Once the speaker wiring job is finished, plug the speaker wires securely into the positive (red
	dot on the speaker connector) and negative (black dot on the speaker connector) five-way
	speaker terminals on the top-rear area of the KMT6 long-range tower system enclosure.
	Maintain proper polarity between all KMT6 speakers. Most speaker wires are marked with a
	solid or dashed line on one of the two speaker wires. Use this solid or dashed line as the
	positive polarity throughout the entire speaker system. The other end of these wires connect
	to your source unit or amplifier in a similar manner, observing proper polarity. See Figure 3.
	Wiring two KMT6Long-RangeTowerSystemsto a single channel
	Modern high performance speakers have a lower Working Impedance than what used to be
	available. The Kicker KMT6 speakers are rated at four ohms and work with any source unit
	or amplifier designed to operate at a four ohm load. If you want to use two KMT6 speakers
	on each channel of your source unit or amplifier wire the speakers in series. See Figure 4.
	This will improve the sound quality, lower the total harmonic distortion and lessen the
	thermal load at the source unit or amplifier, as it will be a six ohm load. This may prevent an
	amplifier from shutting down, due to over-current protection circuitry.
4		KMT6LONG-RANGETOWERSYSTEM

Figure 4

Source Unit or Amplifier

Two KMT6 Long-Range Tower speakers wired in

series to a single channel produce a six ohm load for

the Amplifier or Source Unit to drive.

Pro Tip: You are one Kicker Loaded-Subwoofer enclosure, one ZX Mono-Amplifier and a few cables away from a slamm’in system! The Kicker ZX line of mono-amplifiers make it easy to upgrade to solid bass with your existing or stock source unit.

Please ask your dealer about the SKM10 Loaded-Subwoofer enclosure.

If you have any questions about the installation of your Kicker KMT6 Long-Range Tower

System, see the Authorized Kicker Dealer where you made your purchase. For more advice on installation, click on the SUPPORT tab on the Kicker homepage, www.kicker.com. Choose the Technical Support tab, choose the subject you are interested in, and then download or view the corresponding information. Please E-mail support@kicker.com or call Technical Services (405) 624-8583 for specific or unanswered questions.

Performance

Model:	KMT6
Speaker Design	2	- Way with Dual Woofers	PERFORMANCE
Woofer Size, in (mm)	6	1/2 (165)
Woofer Surround Material	Butyl Rubber
Tweeter Size, in (mm)	3/4 (20)
Tweeter Dome Material	Titanium
Exponential Horn, in (mm)	3	1/4 x 6 (83x151)
Rated Impedance, ohm	4
Working Impedance, ohm	3
Power Range, Watts RMS	25-150
Peak Power Handling, Watts	300
Sensitivity [SPLo], dB @ 1W, 1m	93
Effective Frequency Range, Hz	50-21k
Height, in (mm)	9	(229)
Width, in (mm)	19 1/16 (484)
Depth, in (mm)	11 (280)
Grilles included	Yes		5